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The record company boss and his acid tongue will apparently be beamed across the Atlantic from Los Angeles each week.

The move will hopefully boost the show's ratings following their decline in recent years.

A source told the Sunday People: 'Simon will be appearing via a video link. The finalists are yet to be decided but he will be filmed live for the show. The aim is that he can be on the UK version every week but there will be restrictions as he will be very busy in the States mentoring his US acts.

Shaking things up: Simon and his acid tongue are expected to return during the live finals of the show while a panel of four judges will remain on the series

'Simon knows that the viewers in the UK want him back on the show and he wants to make the tenth anniversary of The X Factor really special.

'Without being arrogant, he knows that if he is on the show, it will get higher ratings. He has made no secret of the fact he wants to be a judge on both versions but it would mean travelling thousands of miles each week. It is impossible.'

A panel of four judges will remain on the show and Simon's appearance will be in addition to the mentors who will who will take part from the first episode.

With Tulisa Contostavlos rumoured to be leaving the series, it is thought Sharon Osbourne could make a return to the show alongside current judges Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger.

Longing for home: Simon, who once appeared alongside Dannii Minogue on The X Factor judging panel, left the show to work on the US version in 2010 but admits he misses the British series

Just last week Simon admitted he is missing his role as a panellist on the UK version of the show and spoke of his desire to make a return.

He told Hello! magazine: 'I'm definitely getting more involved and will have a role in the next series. I'm not going to lie - I do miss doing it, because it's like my baby.

'It's been difficult the last two years not being on the show as I always had a great time and the last time that I did do it, it was such a brilliant year. So at some point of course I'm going to come back and do the show.'

Big plans for the future: Simon admits he misses working on The X Factor in the UK and just last week admitted he plans to make a return in the future